Known For
Crew
Credits
89 titles
Mike Tristano
Biography
Although he himself denies it, Mike Tristano is a nearly legendary figure in the world of independent cinema and "B" movies. His body of work as an armorer, on-set weapons handler and special makeup effects artist is truly amazing, and some of the low-budget films he has written and directed have become underground cult classics. He is the only "true" non-union supplier of movie weaponry and armorer services, historical and military props, special makeup FX and weapons-related effects. Always believing that independent and low-budget filmmakers should have access to the same quality of weapons and special makeup effects for their films as the major studios, he always made his services affordable and still maintained top quality in his work for them. His incredible and ongoing number of credits, and his sterling reputation, are undeniable testimony to that fact. He spent several years bouncing around the world as a "hired gun," working with various military intelligence agencies, and as a weapons advisor, K&R negotiator, and Executive Security Consultant, before going into the film business full time.
Known For
Filmography
Ojai
Armorer
Wanted
Armorer
Gold Diggers
Armorer
Dirty Cops
Armorer
Wanted Man
Armorer
One Ranger
Armorer
The Last Deal
Armorer
Shelter in Place
Property Master
Insight
Armorer
Attack of the Unknown
Armorer
There's No Such Thing as Vampires
Armorer
Rogue Warfare
Armorer
Cuck
Armorer
Cam
Armorer
Downrange
Armorer
Gone Are the Days
Armorer
Within
Armorer
Sniper: Special Ops
Armorer
Adulterers
Armorer
The Lotus Gun
Armorer
Echoes in an Empty Apartment
Special Effects
The Den
Armorer
Dark Power
Armorer
Hit & Run
Armorer
God Bless America
Shady Gun Dealer
Small Apartments
Armorer
Star Trek: The Next Generation - A XXX Parody
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Epic Rap Battles of History
Weapons Master
The Sex Files 2: A Dark XXX Parody
Special Effects
Megaconda
Thanks
Operation: Tropical Stormy
Weapons Master
How to Be a Serial Killer
Armorer
Angel of Death
Armorer
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Armorer
Charlie Valentine
Weapons Master
Fatal Secrets
Armorer
Black Widow
Armorer
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge
Armorer
Alien Raiders
Armorer
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Special Effects
Depth Charge
Armorer
Shark Swarm
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Armorer
Necessary Evil
Armorer
Drive Thru
Special Effects Coordinator
Cannibal Taboo
Billock
The New Neighbors
Writer
Crash Landing
Special Effects
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Special Effects
Komodo vs. Cobra
Armorer